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The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24
A Labor of Love.
Town Topies.

One of the supremest literary ge- niuses the world has ever known was Honore de Balzac He will remain forever the greatest among the giants of French literature. He was most voluminous author, and if the com plete productions of his lifetime could be collected they would form library of quite respectable dimensions. Yet, until very recently, this wonderful man was virtually unknown in America. To cultured people, who knew the French language, his books were not strange, but to the great bulk of the nation they were sealed. This was due in part to the fact that his works were written in foreign tongue, and that in translation they would lose some of their spirit. Still, over twenty years ago, publisher made an attempt to present the best of them in Englssh dress, and the public would none of them, though the work was fairly well done. It looked as if BalZae and the American people were doomed to perpetual sep aration. Some years ago, however, a young literary man, who was de- voted admirer of the genius of Balzac, commenced to attract attention in the field of American letters. His name was Edgar k. Saltus. The ignorance that prevailed in this country in re- gard to his idol among Frcnchmen of his own guild struck him, and he hit upon the reason. Balzac needed Il sponsor. To bring him to the atten- tion of the New World required an effort on the part of some one thor oughly acquainted with his greatness. Once let the public know what he was, argued this sanguine and un- selfish devotce, and his own supreme power will command the rest Mir
 Saltus accordingly addressed himself to veritable labor of love. He wrote and published, with no hope of re- turn, in money at least, a master mon- ograph of Balzac, which detailed his life, his struggles and achievements in vivid and brilliant terms. This book, through the influence of the writer's name, commended itself to considera- ble notice; and presently tine pub fishers began to receive demands for Balzac's works. The cheap libraries met the demand, first with slipshod translations. Then better work was attempted at better price. Mir. Sal tus himself published a couple of col lections of the masters stories, trans lated with subtle art by himself
 To-day every one in America who reads books knows of Honore de Bal zac, even if he has not yet made ec- quaintanceship with his works. But there is now no excuse for his endur- ing this latter misfortune, thanks to Mir. Saltus and his successors.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24
PERFECT SECURITY.

The czaY returned from his German excurslon
 in & cast-ir0n travelling ear With beaver of Etne That was blacked up with ink That dynamite bomb would not scar; And you couldn't stick pin Tn hls collar of tIn, And he lau ghed in his triumph, ha ha. And SO he returned from his tour of pleasure
 in a brasslined jacket of steel, With asbestos socks That were tougher than rocks With patches of zinc on the heel, And you couldn't stick lance In his castiron pants, And a cannon ball they would not feel. So the great czar travels in safety secure, SC joyous and happy and gay. .sHow careless and free" Said the cZar, eve all be As we while the glad hours away; Bring that dress.coat of lead, And that pot for my head, And shut me in my vault for the day"
 - YdRkee Blade,
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24

But he did not finish the sentence. And, while Mary was kissing grandma and all were silently crying for joy, he began to hustle round and get on his boots to go out and "see about the horses" But, as Will and Mary had come to the station, only two miles distant, by rail, and had there hired a man and team to bring them over, his services in this direction were not needed.
 He did, however. build up such & fire in the old fireplace as it had not seen for many day, and as they all sat around it and talked until long af- ter the stroke of twelve, it was indeed to them & happy Christmas,
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24
Very Interesting Indeed.

We,a glad to call attention to a novel publication, intended for the special benefit of old soldiers, which will no doubt obtain very large de- mand. It is resurrected newspaper relic, the Vicksburg Daily Citizen, issued July 3, 1863, the day before that city surrendered. The original copy, from which the reprints are obtained, is owned by Dr. Peiro, 206 Opera House, Chicago, and by him published for gratuitous mailing to all who enclose a stamp for postage.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24

old boy. Almost snatching the wraps from about it, and holding the little fellow up, he shouted: "Pap, look at your grandson; Filsey's come, an this is her boy"
 "The devil it is," roared Uncle Billy, springing to his feet, with a face as black as thunder cloud. "Take him away don't want ter see him."
 "Hold on minute" shouted clear, strong voice in the doorway. It was the son-in-law who had spoken, and who stepped into the room, his figure erect and eyes blazing with anger. "Hold on a minute, say" he contin- ued 1; 'T want word. Bill Botsworth, I can buy and sell you. I am a rich man, but you don't have to own me for a son-in- law on that account. AS for me, can get along without you. But Mary here wanted to come back and see her mother and all of you once more, and said she should; and, more than that. I said you should treat her and baby right, or I'd make you and, by thun- der, I'll do it! Understand me, ask no favors for myself, but for this poor girl here, that you've treated So mean, and who still loves you, but who wants to come home, only for little while, I will speak for, and fight for, too, if necessary" Even while he was talking, mother and daughter were weeping in each others embrace, and Grandma Botsworth, rising with diff ficulty from her seat, laid her hand on her sons shoulder. "William," she said, "now's as good a time to give in as yell ever have. If Mary an Will can afford to forgive you, don't see how you can help fergiyin' them. Come now, son, do right"
 For an instant he stood struggling with his passion, then love conquered. Extending his hand to his son. in- law he said: Billy, knock under; Pve made a mistake an am sorry for it. Daughter, come here"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24

gether and there was no difficulty about getting over the junction. yet, l tell you, that was terrible crawl, It was as dark as black cats and the smoke was hllnding, besides the sud- den jerks around the curves and me on those slippery roofs with nothing to hold on to, and all this at over forty miles an hour, was no joke,
 At last came to the end of the baggage car and tried to yell to Pete, whom l saw there holding on to tho lever, but my voice seemed gone, The fireman. forget his name, was shovel ing in coal, l gathered myself up and made ono grand leap down on tho tender. landing on my hands and knees among tho coal, crawled over into the cab and said In voice so hoarsc that 1t sounded stsnge to my self:
 "'Back her, Pete. for Gods sake !; there's another train ahead
 "Then kecled right over where l stood and faintcd dead away, The strain had been too much for me.
 'l can just remember Pete's scared face as he saw a coal beRrimed tramp, dripping and without Il hat, appar- entlv inmn- down en-hira fsou, mt the clouds, hut hc didn't hesitate a moment Just as went oil heard the scream of the air brakes and no ticcd that Pete flung her clear over,
 "Petc wasn't man t,. ask any questions. He always did his husi- ness first and lett tho talking until afterwards
 "Pete and the conductor helped mo into my room after they had side tracked the train. While he waited there told them all about It, Then Charley looked at Pete and Pete looked at Charley. That look had n peculiar meaning.
 "What's the mattcr2' said. Don't you believe there's a train ahcadY'
 "'I guess SD, answered Charley, But why In thunder didn't you pull the bell rope from tho end platform.
 "'Yes, put in Pete, 'or kick thu un- derpinning from the scmaphorc coRs and show the rcd light ahead of mo. tha, would have stopped tho train
 "Wen, felt pretty cheap, for either of thosc plans would have worked all riHh, if had had my wits about me.
 "Bcfore could say a word, al- though don't know that had any thing much to say, the special came past witha rush and a roar that shook the depot and Charley said as he picked up his lantern, Well, never mind. old fellow Ii was the bravest thing ever knew of and anyhow you saved the train
 "So you see, as told you, II Charley did not tell that part of It hc Ia Il pretty good sort of fellow, don't you think so?"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24
A New Book.

A pamphlet on the nature, causes and successful treatment of asthma, bronchitis, catarrh and consumption, by Dr. Robert Hunter, of i03 State street, Chicago, will be sent free to all persons afflicted on application as above.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24
MIND.
nY W. RnskA hALLou.

Think not, c mortal, that thy mind Alone hath wrau ghs for all ankind; For much thou hast was given thee Throug gh forces ot hereAity, By pArAlleis of waves of thought That touch all minds, unaSkcd, unsought. Tuil on if thou wouldst win thy goal, But As a fraction--n0t the whole,
 - NeA ierk Svc,sR{ SctetscS.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24

Bobby" whispered young Feath- erly, "what did your sister Clara say when the servant presented my card last evening""
 Bobby considered for a moment in order to get the exact words. Finally he got the matter straight. "She said
 'Oh, well, show it in. '"-NeW Fork .SAu
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24

Advice h nsthers.-Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup should always be used for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie, and Is the best remedy for diarrhea. Twenty five cents bottle.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24

A meteorite fell in the street in Amsterdam, N. Y, the other day, right in front of a bank. The celes- tial visitor weighed three tons, so the bank came near being broken by a heavy deposit. 1t Is not often that banks are broken in that ay.-Epoch.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24

Haydn wrote i25 symphonies. Wagner wrote only one. Yet there are many people who would rather hear all of Haydn than all of Wng- ner's at single sitting. This isn't q joke; It's a fact Puck.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24

Wife-"A bsx came to-day, John, addressed to you"
 liusband-"Did yon open itf"
 Wife-"No."
 Husband --"Well, wish you had. II may be one of those dinged internal machines. ."-- Ep0ch.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24
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The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24

The weet-smelling buckwheat, the nicely Drowned buckwheat, the syrup soaked buckwheat that all love 50 well.-New York Morning Journal.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24
BY ED R. PRITCHARD.

RECKON this is goin' ter te CT bus
 ter" said old Uncle Billy Botsworth, as he came into the family sitting-roo of the old farm house with a great
 load of wood on his shoulders. W ith a crash he deposited his hurden on the
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24

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The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24

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The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24
FIISEY.

A Christmas Sketch from Life in Hoo-
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The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24

With a glad cry Mary put her arms about his neck and kissed him again and again.
 "There, there, child," the old fellow murmured, in a voice husky with emotion, '"it's all forgot now, an'-"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24
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The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24

"So you sec, as told you, II Charley did not tell that part of It hc Ia Il pretty good sort of fellow, don't you think so?"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-03-05
GfAntSYilIe.

The event of the past week was the
LEV. Mr.. Bernhard, the converted
Jew, who delivered several lectures
ana sermons in the M, E. Church.
The subject of his first lecture was
why became Christian" and the
second on "Travels in Palestine :"
also several sermons on various sub
Jects. We are not hard to please, but
our expectations were far from being
realized, and we are inclined to the
opinion that the Rev. gentleman, if
not crank. has other business than
preaching.
MIR. William Chapman is a good
old citizen and liked by all the resi-,
dents of the town, and although he
is spry old gentleman of seventy
one summers, nobody expected he
would get married, but last week one
day he quietly left the place and went
to Confluence. Pa, where he married
a Mrs. Sophia Michaels. We wish a
long and happy life to both.
The Henry Miller farm was sold
by Samuel Baker, trustee, on Mon
day, the 2Sth, for S10,l75. John Opel
becoming the owner.
Rev. Geo. w. Kelly is holding a
protracted meeting at Salisbury,
Pa.
Ak.eorge Charles and wife, of Cum
berland. were the guests of Miss
Maggie Brown this week.
DIR, Speicher is offering his proper
ty for sale or rent. He expects to
make his permanent home at West
Salisbury, Pa. OCCASIONAL,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-03-05
Bear Greek Giadcs.

lam happy to inform your read.
ers that the rattle.mouth Mormon
preacher Nelson has taken his depar-
ture for Salt Lake, leaving Mecham
here to hold the fort until reinforce
ments arrive. We don't think his
presence is needed here and would
advise him to follow his little chief
before he receives a coat Of tar and
feathers. 1t is time to take heroic
measures, but we will not carry them
out until due notice and ample time
is given him to peacefully leave.
We are a law-abiding people, and
slow to anger, but patience some
times ceases to be virtue, and that
Is about the way the matter now
stands. This IL no idle threat. We
mean business.
MoLLIE MCGUIRE CLUB.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-03-05

The B. & 0. r. r. announces an
Excursion to Washington from all
points on the main stem and branch
es, east of the Ohio River, for Tues
day, March 1st. at the low rate of one
fare for the round trip. Tickets will
be good for return passage until Sat-
urday, Marco 9Th. inclusive.
Washington is city full of inter-
est to the people at all times and it is
particularly so during a session of
Congress. There is no city in the
world so we'll paved, well built or
adorned with so many statues and
objects of art. The superb Capitol
stands matchless as the consumma-
ton of the architects genius and skill,
the Washington Monument cleaves
the air at height farther from the
earth than any other structure ever
reared; the Smithsonian Institution
holds within its walls the greatest
collection of objects of general and
historic interest ever gathered Uogeth-
err; the COrcoran Art Gallery, a pa
latial building filled with works from
the brush and chisel of famous mast
ers; these are but few of the attrac-
ti0ns which invite the visitor. The
long limit of the excursion tickets
permits a visit to Mt. Vernon, the
home and tomb of Washington /;
Arlington, the splendid seat of Gen.
R. E. Lee; the National Soldiers
Home, and many other places of in
terest in the immediate vicinity of
Washington.
This is rare opportunity to visit
the Capital City at a pleasant season
and at small expense.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-03-05
A Cyclone In Garrett County.

Ladies and gentlemen, if you want
to save money you can do it by buy
ing your goods of F. G. Hyde, as he
Is going to sell out at cost for few
weeks only, his stock of watches,
Clocks. Jewelry. Silverware, &C., &c.
Don't miss this rare opportunity, as
he only extends the invitation twice
a year-every spring and fall !; this is
no sham. say just what mean,
and mean just what say. Thank
ing You for past favors, and trusting
a continuance of your patronage in
the future.
l remain yours truly,
F. G. HYDE,
The Reliable Jeweler,
Oakland, Md.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-03-05
LOCAL NEW S.
LODGE MEETINGS.

OAKLAND LODGE, l. o. G. T., meets in
Sturgiss' Hall every Tuesday night.
LOCAL BRANCH, No. IS, of the Iron Hall,
meets in same Hall LIST and Sd Saturday nights
of each month.
ALTA LODGE, No. 574. X. OH. meets in
same Hall I'd and 4th Thursday nights of each
month.
sHEALTIEL LODGE, No. 100, I. o. o. F.,
meets In Lesges Hall every Monday night.
PATMOS COUNCIL, No. $3.50, A. L. OF H.,
meets in same Hall LIST and I'd Thursday nights
of each month.
The Y. NC. A. Of Oakland meets in the
Prltchard Building Friday night OF each week
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-03-05

Daniel Augustine and No. 1856 Equity. In
and others the Circuit Court for
Versus Garrett county sit
Lewis Hanft and others ting Equity.
ORDERED. That the sales of the property
~ mentioned in these proceedings by the
Circuit Court for Garrett county, sitting in
Equity as made and reported by Gilmor S.
Hamill. Trustee, this fourteenth day of Feb
rdary, 1857, be ratified and confirmed, unless
cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or
before the 9TH day OF March next, provided q
copy of this order be inserted in some news
paper printed in Oakland, Garrett county,
Md, once in each of three successive weeks
before the Sixth day of March next.
The Report states the amount of Sales to be
Sl0l5.00.
w. II. TOWER,
Cltrk Circuit Court.
True copn-Test:
2l93t W. II. TOWER, Clerk
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-03-05
Groceries at bottom prices at Cor

Groceries at bottom prices at Cor.
rell's.
Mr.. r. w. McWilIiams left Oak
land this week for Helena, Montana.
Glover and timothy seed in large
or small quantities, at Offutt's.
Mr.. G. w. DeIawder has pur-
chased the Jacob Sell farm, near Deep
Creek,
The latest improved Spring tooth
Harrow, at Offutt's. Be sure and see
it before you buy.
L. T.. Friend. son of Rev. H. E.
Friend, left Oakland last week for
Toronto, Canada. to engage in busi-
ness.
-Shaes, boots. hats and caps cheap
er than ever at Correil's.
For Sale, by J. NJ. Davis & Sons
n new $500 Side Saddle. made by
Eli McMillen. Will take about half
price.
Don't fail to see at Offutt's the
finest line of clothing ever opened in
Oakland. The quality raised and the
prices lowered.
Mr.. King Delawder, who was
partially paraly zed about two months
ago, was in his old quarters at the
depot Wednesday for short time.
Don't forget that we have cor
poration election on the first Monday
of April. Three counciimen are to
be elected to serve for term of two
years.
William Broderick mas opened n
wagon and carriage making estab-
lishment on the corner Of Main and
Oak streets. All ord ers left at the
shops Of Mr.. David Little and Mr..
John Yellery, will be promptly at
tended to. 10 80 If.
News has been received here to
the effect that Justice Andrew Con
der. who went to Baltimore last week
as a delegate to the Grand Council of
the Legion of Honor, has been taken
seriously i'll in that city. His wife
went down yesterday morning.
Cttnl6. NetOs, 1st.
AT the late annual meeting of the
Maryland Sunday School Union Mr..
w. ID. Hoye, of Deer Park, was re-
elected Vice President of thak insti
tuition for Garrett county. We learn
that it is the object of the Union to
hold n series of Institutes in this
county early in the spring, beginning
at Oakland and closing at Mt. Zion,
near Frostburg. They will doubt
less receive, rs usual, "a hearty wei
come.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-03-05
SelbyspOrt.

Mr.. N. L. Durham is clerking for
Frazee Bros, at Pittsburgh.
Mr.. ID. w. Frazee returned to Pitts.
burgh after short visit here.
We learn that Mr.. Chas. F Frazee,
who has been laid up with rheuma-
tism for some time. is again able to
attend to business.
DON'T forget that Jonas Frazee
handles Higgins Dairy Salt, which
farmersand butter makers should use,